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10 Reasons to Love the Brand New Houzz India
Here is a quick and an easy digest on ALL the magic that Houzz India has to offer
Hello there, Indian Houzzers. Welcome to the brand new localised version of Houzz.com, your online destination for decoration and renovation advice, inspiration, expertise, home products and professionals. We’re so excited to be bringing Houzz to India, and to be showcasing all the incredible, diverse projects of home professionals in our subcontinent.
Here at Houzz India headquarters, we know how important it is not only to serve up ideas, tips and knowledge that are relevant to our extremely discerning and demanding Indian residents, but also to highlight great design accomplishments and trends from across the globe. In the same way, we’re dedicated to provide you access to home professionals in your local area, and also to experts around the world if you so wish. Read on for what to expect from the brand new localised Houzz website, and how to make the most of it.
Here at Houzz India headquarters, we know how important it is not only to serve up ideas, tips and knowledge that are relevant to our extremely discerning and demanding Indian residents, but also to highlight great design accomplishments and trends from across the globe. In the same way, we’re dedicated to provide you access to home professionals in your local area, and also to experts around the world if you so wish. Read on for what to expect from the brand new localised Houzz website, and how to make the most of it.
2. …but there are more Indian photos available
We’ve been busy encouraging more and more amazing Indian designers and architects to share their projects on the site so that you have access to loads of local inspiration. So, if you’re on the hunt for beautiful bedroom ideas, innovative storage solutions, inspiration for outdoor zones, laid-back living room schemes or even ‘the kitchen sink’, look no further than our PHOTOS section. You’ll still have access to more than 11 million home photos across the world, but you’ll be able to filter your search to India and even by your local city.
Find out more about saving and sharing photos
We’ve been busy encouraging more and more amazing Indian designers and architects to share their projects on the site so that you have access to loads of local inspiration. So, if you’re on the hunt for beautiful bedroom ideas, innovative storage solutions, inspiration for outdoor zones, laid-back living room schemes or even ‘the kitchen sink’, look no further than our PHOTOS section. You’ll still have access to more than 11 million home photos across the world, but you’ll be able to filter your search to India and even by your local city.
Find out more about saving and sharing photos
3. You can now find professionals in your local area…
With over 50,000 Indian professionals already on the site, you have a plethora of services and advice at your fingertips. From interior designers and architects to home improvement professionals, you’re now able to track down experts in your local area, view their recent projects and contact them directly. Simply visit the FIND A PRO section of the site and filter our directory by the type of home professional and geographical area.
With over 50,000 Indian professionals already on the site, you have a plethora of services and advice at your fingertips. From interior designers and architects to home improvement professionals, you’re now able to track down experts in your local area, view their recent projects and contact them directly. Simply visit the FIND A PRO section of the site and filter our directory by the type of home professional and geographical area.
4. …and meet our local team
The Houzz India team, based in Bangalore and Mumbai, are here to deliver you the local version of all your favourite features from Houzz. Among us, we have a cracking editorial team that’s committed to serving up daily features relevant to our Indian audience; a whiz-bang team devoted to sharing up-to-the-minute news from Houzz and to ‘start the conversation’ with Indian Houzzers and the rest of the world; and a fun and focused team dedicated to helping our homes experts make the most of Houzz India.
Indian Houzzer? Come and say Hi!
The Houzz India team, based in Bangalore and Mumbai, are here to deliver you the local version of all your favourite features from Houzz. Among us, we have a cracking editorial team that’s committed to serving up daily features relevant to our Indian audience; a whiz-bang team devoted to sharing up-to-the-minute news from Houzz and to ‘start the conversation’ with Indian Houzzers and the rest of the world; and a fun and focused team dedicated to helping our homes experts make the most of Houzz India.
Indian Houzzer? Come and say Hi!
5. You can pose design questions to fellow Indian Houzzers…
Whether you’re faced with an impossible design dilemma, have a niggling decorating question or simply want to get the votes on a pressing DIY issue – head to our local ADVICE section to seek opinion and advice from experts, home professionals and fellow homeowners alike. And you don’t have to stop there. You will still have access to discussions across our global site, so be sure to share your own tips and tricks with Houzzers all over the world.
Find out more about posting discussions
Whether you’re faced with an impossible design dilemma, have a niggling decorating question or simply want to get the votes on a pressing DIY issue – head to our local ADVICE section to seek opinion and advice from experts, home professionals and fellow homeowners alike. And you don’t have to stop there. You will still have access to discussions across our global site, so be sure to share your own tips and tricks with Houzzers all over the world.
Find out more about posting discussions
6. …and discover local Ideabooks…
No longer will you have to spend boiling hot summers looking at pictures of fireplace-laden living rooms in foreign countries. We’ll be providing content to match our seasons, our lifestyle and our homes. We’re dedicated to delivering timely and informative Indian Ideabooks that are relevant to our local audience. We’ll be quizzing our local experts for tips and tricks – as well as providing a few of our own – scouring the site for tried-and-tested decorating solutions for every homeowner problem and serving up the latest seasonal news and trends.
Don’t want to miss out on fantastic features from across the world? We’ll be pulling in the best house tours from Barcelona to Boston – as well as great design news, ideas and advice – so you won’t miss out on a thing, and we’ll wrap it all up in our weekly newsletters.
We’d love to hear from you, too. Make sure you leave us a comment at the end of our Ideabooks and let us know what you think and how else we can help.
No longer will you have to spend boiling hot summers looking at pictures of fireplace-laden living rooms in foreign countries. We’ll be providing content to match our seasons, our lifestyle and our homes. We’re dedicated to delivering timely and informative Indian Ideabooks that are relevant to our local audience. We’ll be quizzing our local experts for tips and tricks – as well as providing a few of our own – scouring the site for tried-and-tested decorating solutions for every homeowner problem and serving up the latest seasonal news and trends.
Don’t want to miss out on fantastic features from across the world? We’ll be pulling in the best house tours from Barcelona to Boston – as well as great design news, ideas and advice – so you won’t miss out on a thing, and we’ll wrap it all up in our weekly newsletters.
We’d love to hear from you, too. Make sure you leave us a comment at the end of our Ideabooks and let us know what you think and how else we can help.
7. …by local writers and home professionals
Our editorial team consists of in-house writers and professional home experts whose fingers are constantly on the pulse of what’s next in home design, and have centuries of experience solving homeowners’ design dilemmas between them. From interior bloggers to small-space architects and designers, to craftaholics and stylists, our writers are here to share their wisdom and offer inspiration every day to our Ideabooks section.
Find out more about creating and sharing Ideabooks on Houzz India
Featured here: Rukmini Ray Kadam. Houzz India Contributor. Décor Influencer of the year 2016, Décor blogger of the year 2016 by Indian Décor Influencer Awards. Photographer, art & design writer.
Our editorial team consists of in-house writers and professional home experts whose fingers are constantly on the pulse of what’s next in home design, and have centuries of experience solving homeowners’ design dilemmas between them. From interior bloggers to small-space architects and designers, to craftaholics and stylists, our writers are here to share their wisdom and offer inspiration every day to our Ideabooks section.
Find out more about creating and sharing Ideabooks on Houzz India
Featured here: Rukmini Ray Kadam. Houzz India Contributor. Décor Influencer of the year 2016, Décor blogger of the year 2016 by Indian Décor Influencer Awards. Photographer, art & design writer.
And do remember, a photo is so much more than just a photo. Whether you are flicking through beautiful images from around the world, or filtering your search to India-only shots, don’t forget to click into the photo to find out more information – you’ll discover product details, notes from the designer, more shots from the project and comments from Houzzers. You can even ask the designer a specific question about that shot.
8. We’ll be speaking your language
We’re in India now, so we get the importance you lay on vastu, and how utterly disastrous wall-to-wall carpeting can be in Indian homes. We know you can never have enough storage space, and that recycling and reusing everything is second nature. We know of your love for colour, and a good deal. Worry not, you are in good hands because we are as desi as a desi can get.
We’re in India now, so we get the importance you lay on vastu, and how utterly disastrous wall-to-wall carpeting can be in Indian homes. We know you can never have enough storage space, and that recycling and reusing everything is second nature. We know of your love for colour, and a good deal. Worry not, you are in good hands because we are as desi as a desi can get.
9. Download our local app
We know that a commute browsing thousands of images and conjuring up your dream home is a commute well spent – so our Houzz app has been localised, too. Flick through beautiful images from India and around the world, save your favourites to Ideabooks, contact local professionals and post discussions while on the move, from the comfort of your own smartphone or tablet.
We know that a commute browsing thousands of images and conjuring up your dream home is a commute well spent – so our Houzz app has been localised, too. Flick through beautiful images from India and around the world, save your favourites to Ideabooks, contact local professionals and post discussions while on the move, from the comfort of your own smartphone or tablet.
10. Finally, you can discover local products
As much as our bank balance thanks us for it – and as much as the shipping wait time is well worth-it in the anticipation stakes – it’s always nice to discover beautiful products and accessories on our Indian shores … and that’s where our new local PRODUCTS section comes in handy. Find the perfect product by filtering the hundreds of thousands of items on Houzz by country, room, style and/or retailer and look for more info and where to buy them. You’ll also see product tags around the site in featured photos, making it even easier to discover new products and recreate the scheme of your dreams.
Tell us:
What do you think of the new site? We’d love to hear from you, so post your feedback and questions in the comments section below.
More info:
As much as our bank balance thanks us for it – and as much as the shipping wait time is well worth-it in the anticipation stakes – it’s always nice to discover beautiful products and accessories on our Indian shores … and that’s where our new local PRODUCTS section comes in handy. Find the perfect product by filtering the hundreds of thousands of items on Houzz by country, room, style and/or retailer and look for more info and where to buy them. You’ll also see product tags around the site in featured photos, making it even easier to discover new products and recreate the scheme of your dreams.
Tell us:
What do you think of the new site? We’d love to hear from you, so post your feedback and questions in the comments section below.
More info:
Yes, we’re tailoring the site to our Indian audience, but we know how much you love all the existing features on Houzz. Indeed, you’ll still be able to take a tour around beautiful homes all over the world; still have access to our directory of more than one million professionals; still be able to join in the conversation alongside more than 40 million other members of Houzz, and still be able to flick through more than 11 million photos from around the world.
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